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Aiming to fix the continual problem of potholes on the roads of Maharashtra, the state government has decided to replace the old system of reactive pothole repairs in favour of awarding annual maintenance contracts for the state roads.

The Northern railway is reportedly planning to use Nirbhaya Fund for the first time by installing 573 new CCTV cameras across 20 stations. The at-risk stations have been identified by studying several locations where crime rate is higher than normal.

Recent reports state that the Rs 10 lakh crore Bharatmala project spanning 25,000 km has been fast-tracked by the PMO. It is known that the highway project was sent to the Public Investment Board for approval in May and will now be forwarded to the Union Cabinet for their sanction, which is expected to be received by the end of this month. The estimated expenditure to be incurred in Phase-I is around Rs 6 lakh crore.

National Housing Bank’s latest Residex housing price index indicates that Tier-II and Tier-III cities have noticed the highest rise in realty rates, which makes it a perfect time for price concerned buyers to invest in these smaller cities.

The National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved 10 projects in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh to the tune of about Rs 2,033 crore. Eight of the 10 projects pertain to sewage infrastructure and treatment, one to river front development and one to Ganga Knowledge Centre.

The cumulative solar energy capacity installed, as on July 31, 2017, stands at is 13,652 MW, while the same at the end of 2014-15 stood at 3743.97 MW, according to Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy and Mines.

If we talk about affordable houses, it typically denotes the housing needs of the lower or middle income population. The Government of India has taken number of steps to make affordable house available to everyone.